12 Star Trek Films And Series You Won't Believe Were Almost Made

2. Bryan Singer's Star Trek: Federation

Whereas Star Trek: Enterprise looked back, this series, pitched by self confessed Star Trek fan Bryan Singer, would have looked to the future. Set several centuries after the Next Generation era, it would have seen the Federation outdated, complacent and ultimately vulnerable to an attack by an alien race called the Scourge. The Federation would crumble - Vulan, Bajor and Betazed would abandon it - leaving just twenty worlds under its control. But out of this a new USS Enterprise would be launched, with the third-in-command, Commander Alexander Kirk, taking control when its captain and first officer were killed. Its mission would be to return to the original ideals of the Federation - boldly exploring where no-one had gone before. It was an intriguing premise with some interesting ideas - Klingons and Cardassians would be spiritual races and the Ferengi would the dominant power in the galaxy - but it was also a way to make Star Trek fresh again by doing away with the mighty Federation and returning to the franchise's roots. Ultimately, like many of the ideas on the list, this premise never went into development due to Paramount's decision to do a soft reboot of Star Trek with J.J. Abrams' 2009 film. Perhaps if Star Trek: Enterprise and Star Trek: Nemesis had not failed to make an impact, Bryan Singer's Star Trek may have been the way forward.